Hierarchy
There is a divide
beyond which you cannot go.
A suit, a
briefcase and a look of disdain
should keep you in
your place,
but though you
must bow for now
as there are
mouths to feed,
your know your
smile and your bent knees
are a balled fist
in disguise.
The Vastness Within
The horizon has
shrunk to a single room,
An immense space
opens wide,
with vistas
greater than space and time.
Why set foot
outside the door
when a soul can
roam here
much farther than
in the enclosure
of one small
world?
Bio:
Joseph Farley edited Axe Factory from 1986 to 2010. His books and
chapbooks include Suckers, For the Birds, Longing for the Mother Tongue,
and Waltz of the Meatballs.
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